The Barretts

The story, address by address

The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists John K Barrett at 1199 Bidwell Street. H Barrett, rooms to let, is listed at 1275 Burrard Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Harry Barrett there, a fisherman who kept rooms to let.

C H Barrett is listed at 76 Cassiar Street in 1940; the 1940 line is marked *: some member of the family owns the property, to the best of our knowledge (the directory's own mark). The 1940 name section lists Charles H Barrett there as the householder, a clerk for J C Wilson. A Barrett is listed at 6740 Culloden Street in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Arthur Barrett there as the householder, a repairer.

A S Barrett is listed at 1124 Cypress Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Albert S Barrett there as the householder, a sales manager at B C District Telegraph, with Ray Barrett and Ruth S Barrett. R P Barrett, a grocer, is listed at 1100 Davie Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Mrs Margaret Barrett at 780 Dunsmuir Street, a housekeeper at the Angelus Hotel.

J C Barrett is listed at 1728 East 2nd Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Joseph C Barrett there as the householder, retired, with Sybil Barrett, widow of C J, and Sybil Barrett, a clerk at Woodward's. S Barrett is listed at 232 East 4th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Syd Barrett there as the householder.

The 1940 name section lists John S E Barrett at 420 East Hastings Street, a driver at Bowman Storage. In 1940 the directory lists R A Barrett at 1231 Frances Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Robert A Barrett there as the householder, a carpenter, with Mamie H Barrett and William J Barrett. The 1940 name section lists C W Barrett at 936 Granville Street.

W R Barrett is listed at 2839 Graveley Street in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists William R Barrett there as the householder, a fireman at the City of Vancouver, with Lillian J Barrett, a student. The 1940 name section lists Arthur O Barrett at 961 Hornby Street.

In 1940 the directory lists S Barrett at 1772 McSpadden Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Sam Barrett there as the householder, a fruit pedlar. The 1940 name section lists Layland Barrett at 1164 Melville Street, proprietor of Vancouver Key Registry. The 1940 name section lists Mrs Marie Barrett at 2239 Pine Street.

In 1940 the directory lists A A Barrett at 5795 Prince Edward Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Alfred A Barrett there as the householder, a carpenter, with Charles A Barrett, a clerk at the Hazelwood Hotel. The 1940 name section lists Dan Barrett at 546 Prior Street. The 1940 name section lists Richard Barrett at 951 Richards Street, a plasterer.

The 1940 name section lists Frank Barrett at 1030 Robson Street, a clerk at the Angelus Hotel. J D S Barrett is listed at 5087 Sherbrooke Street in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists James D S Barrett there as the householder, a proof reader at the Province, with Roland O O Barrett, a student, and Ruby E Barrett, a school teacher.

R P Barrett is listed at 940 Thurlow Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Robert P Barrett there as the householder, a grocer, with Robert E Barrett, a salesman for R P Barrett, and Stan E Barrett, a salesman for R P Barrett. H L Barrett is listed at 2541 Triumph Street in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists H Leonard Barrett there as the householder, an engineer.

A Barrett is listed at 1127 Union Street in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Alex Barrett there as the householder, a junk peddler, with Sarah Barrett, an operator at Jones Tent & Awning, and Sylvia Barrett. L H Barrett is listed at 1755 Venables Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Lawrence H Barrett there as the householder, proprietor of Larry's Little Store.

G O Barrett is listed at 5109 Wales Street in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Gilbert O Barrett there as the householder, a mechanic. The 1940 name section lists Doris M Barrett at 1274 West 10th Avenue, a nurse.

In 1940 the directory lists Mrs G Barrett at 3627 West 12th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Georgia Barrett there as the householder, widow of F, with Rhea Barrett, a clerk for Ross Whittall. In 1940 the directory lists G R Barrett at 755 West 13th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists George R Barrett there as the householder, an assistant superintendent at the Vancouver General Hospital.

In 1940 the directory lists A Barrett at 1933 West 5th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Andrew Barrett there as the householder, a police officer at the CPR. The 1940 name section lists Elizabeth Barrett at 872 West 63rd Avenue, widow of D.

E A Barrett is listed at 2758 West 7th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Edward A Barrett there as the householder, a waiter at the Pacific Athletic Club, with Lillian E Barrett, a clerk at Spencer's.

Today

76 Cassiar, 1728 East 2nd, 936 Granville, 2839 Graveley, 5795 Prince Edward, 1030 Robson, 1127 Union, 3627 West 12th and 2758 West 7th still have their buildings from before 1946; 6740 Culloden (1970), 1124 Cypress (2013), 420 East Hastings (1981), 1772 McSpadden (1991), 546 Prior (2003), 5087 Sherbrooke (1992), 2541 Triumph (1978), 5109 Wales (1973) and 1933 West 5th (1976) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 1199 Bidwell, 1275 Burrard, 1100 Davie, 780 Dunsmuir, 232 East 4th, 1231 Frances, 961 Hornby, 1164 Melville, 2239 Pine, 951 Richards, 940 Thurlow, 1755 Venables, 1274 West 10th, 755 West 13th and 872 West 63rd, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).